Filmography › Justin Jones

All the book-based movies and TV shows featuring Justin Jones

Justin Jones appears in The Express, the film adaptation of the book by Robert C. Gallagher Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express, first published in 1983.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
The Express. Poster of the 2008 movie and cover of the 1983 book, Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express
VS3
Ernie Davis: The Elmira Express
Robert C. Gallagher, 1983
movie vs book
The Express
Gary Fleder, 2008

Based on the incredible true story, “The Express” follows the inspirational life of college football player Ernie Davis, the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy. Following his draft by the NFL, tragedy struck the star athlete and he was never able to take the professional field. But his tale would forever change the face of professional sports.